List of common film awards categories
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This is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various film, festivals, and people's awards.
Contents
- 1 Best Actor/Best Actress
- 2 Best Adapted Screenplay
- 3 Best Original Screenplay
- 4 Best Animated Feature Film
- 5 Best Cinematography
- 6 Best Costume Design
- 7 Best Director
- 8 Best Film Editing
- 9 Best Foreign Language Film
- 10 Best Makeup
- 11 Best Picture
- 12 Best Production Design
- 13 Best Score (or Best Original Score)
- 14 Best Song (or Best Original Song)
- 15 Best Sound
- 16 Best Special Effects (or Best Visual Effects)
- 17 See also
Best Actor/Best Actress
Best Adapted Screenplay
A "Best Adapted Screenplay" award is generally issued for the best achievement in transferring a written work from another genre, such as a novel or comic book, in whole or in part, to a feature film.
- AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
- Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
- BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
- Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
- Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
- Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Best Original Screenplay
- AACTA Award for Best Original Screenplay
- Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
- BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay
- Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay
- Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay
- Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay
Best Animated Feature Film
- Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
- Annie Award for Best Animated Feature
- Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Animated Feature Film
- BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film
- Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film
- Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature
- Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film
- European Film Award for Best Animated Feature Film
- Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film
- Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film
- Goya Award for Best Animated Film
- Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year
- Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film
- Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film
- Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film
- National Board of Review Award for Best Animated Film
- National Film Award for Best Animated Film
- New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Film
- Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film
- San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Animated Film
- San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Animated Feature
- Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature
- Saturn Award for Best Animated Film
- Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film
- St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film
- Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Film
- Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Animated Feature
Best Cinematography
- AACTA Award for Best Cinematography
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography
- BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography
Best Costume Design
- AACTA Award for Best Costume Design
- Academy Award for Best Costume Design
- BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design
Best Director
- AACTA Award for Best Direction
- Academy Award for Best Directing
- BAFTA Award for Best Direction
- Best Director Award (Cannes Film Festival)
- César Award for Best Director
- Citra Award for Best Director
- Empire Award for Best Director
- Empire Award for Best British Director
- European Film Award for Best Director
- Golden Globe Award for Best Director
- Goya Award for Best Director
- Independent Spirit Award for Best Director
- Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year
- Polish Academy Award for Best Director
- Satellite Award for Best Director
- Saturn Award for Best Director
Best Film Editing
- AACTA Award for Best Editing
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing
- American Cinema Editors
- BAFTA Award for Best Editing
- César Award for Best Editing
- Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Editing
- Genie Award for Best Film Editing
- German Film Prize for Best Editing
- Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing
- San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Editing
- Satellite Award for Best Editing
- Saturn Award for Best Editing
Best Foreign Language Film
A "Best Foreign Language Film" is generally awarded to a film originating in a country and language different from those where the award is being given.
Best Makeup
- Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair
- Saturn Award for Best Make-up
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Makeup
- Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Make-up Artist
- Nandi Award for Best Makeup Artist
- Nandi Award for Best Makeup Artist
- IIFA Award for Best Makeup
- National Film Award for Best Make-up Artist
- Vijay Award for Best Make Up Artistes
- Kerala State Film Award for Best Makeup Artist
- Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Makeup
- ARY Film Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
- Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Make-up Artist
Best Picture
- AACTA Award for Best Film
- Academy Award for Best Picture
- BAFTA Award for Best Film
- Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film
- Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Picture
- Empire Award for Best Film
- Empire Award for Best British Film
- Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama
- Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Guldbagge Award for Best Film
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Film
- Independent Spirit Award for Best Film
- MTV Movie Award for Best Movie
- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture
- National Board of Review Award for Best Film
- National Film Award for Best Feature Film
- National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film
- New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film
Best Production Design
- AACTA Award for Best Production Design
- Academy Award for Best Production Design-Formally known as Best Art Direction
- BAFTA Award for Best Production Design
- César Award for Best Production Design
- National Film Award for Best Production Design
- Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Production Design
- Polish Academy Award for Best Production Design
- Golden Calf for Best Production Design
- Bavarian Film Awards (Production Design)
- European Film Award for Best Production Designer
- Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Production Design
- Satellite Award for Best Art Direction and Production Design
Best Score (or Best Original Score)
- AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score
- Academy Award for Best Original Score
- Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Achievement in Music – Original Score
- Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
- Satellite Award for Best Original Score
Best Song (or Best Original Song)
- Academy Award for Best Original Song
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song
- Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
Best Sound
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- Academy Award for Best Sound
- Academy Award for Best Sound Editing
- AACTA Award for Best Sound
- BAFTA Award for Best Sound
- Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Sound
- César Award for Best Sound
- David di Donatello for Best Sound
- Filmfare Award for Best Sound Design
- Golden Calf for Best Sound Design
- IIFA Award for Best Sound Recording
- Kerala State Film Award for Best Sound Recordist
- Laurence Olivier Award for Best Sound Design
- Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Sound
- Polish Academy Award for Best Sound
- Satellite Award for Best Sound
Best Special Effects (or Best Visual Effects)
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- Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, which was called "Best Special Effects" from 1939 to 1963, and included both visual and sound effects from 1939 to 1962
- BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects, which has been known as that since it was introduced in 1982
- Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects